Myths, myths, myths and more myths!
Well, life is a cycle of events, and that history keeps repeating itself.
Food and eating not an exception! Read the latest myth here:
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Friday, August 14, 2009
Being skinny slim and the food you eat
Malaysia and H1N1, update
Have not been following the news on H1N1 lately, but here in Singapore, there have been 10 cases of death due to H1N1.
Neighboring countries, I don't know, but for Malaysia, read the news here:
H1N1 flu deaths rise in Malaysia as govt scrambles to contain outbreak
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Friday, August 7, 2009
The trouble with Tamiflu
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Not the latest news, but not a week old yet, so it is still timely. For those who haven't read about this news, it is a priceless piece of info, so we don't just administer the medicine to our kids…
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Flu drug 'linked to side effects among children': Reports
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH
Recent studies have led to growing concern about Tamiflu's side effects on children.
MORE than half of the children taking Tamiflu to combat H1N1 flu suffer side effects such as nausea, insomnia and nightmares, new research claims.
The anti-viral drug, which is being handed out to hundreds of thousands of Britons, can also produce stomach pains, vomiting and diarrhoea, research suggests.
A study found that almost one in five youngsters experience neuropsychiatric side effects, such as poor concentration, confusion, and sleeping problems.
Thousands of schoolchildren were given the drug as a preventive measure during the early stages of the H1N1 flu pandemic in Britain.
The findings are likely to lead to concern among parents that their children's performance at school has been jeopardised by taking the drug.
Only people with suspected or confirmed H1N1 flu are now being prescribed Tamiflu.
Two studies from experts at the Health Protection Agency (HPA) showed a "high proportion" of British schoolchildren reporting problems after taking Tamiflu.
Data was gathered from children at three schools in London and one in south-west England who were given Tamiflu earlier this year after classmates became infected.
One study, of 248 children aged 11 and 12 at a school in south-west England, which was closed after a pupil contracted the virus, found that more than half suffered side effects from taking Tamiflu.
The researchers said "likely side-effects were common" and the "burden of side effects needs to be considered" when deciding on giving Tamiflu to children prophylactically.
Another study of 103 schoolchildren found that 45 suffered side effects such as nausea, stomach pain, problems sleeping, vomiting and diarrhoea.
Almost one in five (18 per cent) reported a neuropsychiatric side effect, such as poor concentration, inability to think clearly, problems sleeping, feeling dazed or confused and nightmares.
The report concluded: "This may be of particular concern to exam-year students (and their parents)."
The studies were carried out in the early stages of the pandemic, when everyone sharing a classroom with a child who had developed the H1N1 flu was given the drug, even if they did not show any symptoms.
The findings were disclosed as it emerged that the Japanese authorities are advising doctors not to prescribe Tamiflu to youngsters between the ages of 10 and 19 over fears of neuropsychiatric side effects.
A statement from Roche, which manufactures Tamiflu, said the contribution of Tamiflu to neuropsychiatric effects "has not been established".
A spokeswoman for Britain's Department of Health said: "As is the case with many medicines, nausea is a known side effect of Tamiflu, in a small number of cases.
"Symptoms may lessen over the course of the treatment, and it may help to take Tamiflu either with or immediately after food, and drinking some of water may also lessen any feeling of nausea."
From TODAY, News – Weekend, 01-Aug-2009
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Thursday, August 6, 2009
Overall drug abuse down, but heroin abuse rises
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Same like smoking, drugs offer some temporary and fleeting sensation of being 'high and elated', some form of escape from the real world. And no report shows of the benefits of the use of illegal and prohibited drugs – only to the money-making scheme of the dealers and pushers, not the users. Still, like something that is alluring and tempting, the use of drugs continues generation after generation.
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Two more H1N1-related deaths in Singapore
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WHO emphasises safety of pandemic flu vaccines
The H1N1 flu vaccine is already out, but is there some cloud of doubt enveloping its speedy formulation? There might be some speculation that it will not work, that it will not be effective, and if effective, not to the effect for which it was intended.
Would you be taking the chance to get vaccinated against the H1N1 virus?
Read the news story here to find out more.
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Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Mexico swine flu cases jump, Latin America deaths soar
Worse not over yet for Mexico, as swine flu cases is ever increasing.
Latin America is on the watch out list, as death cases from H1N1 is on the rise.
Read the news story here.
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Two more H1N1 flu patients admitted into ICU
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India registers first H1N1 flu death
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Induced labour best for women with hypertension
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While a baby is best delivered at the full term date, it may yet be best for the mother as well to have an induced labor at the 37th week onwards.
Why? Find out here.
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Saturday, August 1, 2009
WHO advises H1N1 flu drugs for pregnant women
Just how risky is it for pregnant women if ever they contract the H1N1 virus?
According to earlier reports, expecting women are in the high-risk group, and that they should be immediately given the medicine when they show symptoms of the H1N1 virus, whether or not they are confirmed to be infected with the virus.
Waiting until the laboratory results come out may prove fatal, as the current medicine against H1N1 is most potent only within 48 hours of the disease’s onset.
The risk of taking the medication far outweighs the risk of waiting for confirmation, and it would be too late by then.
WHO advises H1N1 flu drugs for pregnant women
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Organic food not healthier, says British study
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Are you into organic foods? Do you believe that this is the way to be healthy, instead of synthetic and artificial components in what you eat?
There could be a twist somewhere.
Read this one.
Organic food not healthier, says British study
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